Sportsman S/R Radial Street/Racetrack Size: 26X12R15

[Kit Coyle]

I have the Mickey Thompson ST tires on my ERA and like them. When they were installed
they were "round" and needed almost no weights for balance. Is the Cooper Cobra tire
considered a better tire? They are both made by the Cooper Tire Company and I assumed
they were pretty much the same tire with different logos on the sidewall. I also assume
they are similar price points and hardness ratings.

[PDUB]

Originally Posted by Kit Coyle

I have the Mickey Thompson ST tires on my ERA and like them. When they were installed
they were "round" and needed almost no weights for balance. Is the Cooper Cobra tire
considered a better tire? They are both made by the Cooper Tire Company and I assumed
they were pretty much the same tire with different logos on the sidewall. I also assume
they are similar price points and hardness ratings.

same tire, different tread pattern. I had techs from both groups on the horn talking about this a few years ago, and they both agreed that they were basically the same. The MT ST is a branded Cooper Cobra...

[Mark IV]

Originally Posted by PDUB

same tire, different tread pattern. I had techs from both groups on the horn talking about this a few years ago, and they both agreed that they were basically the same. The MT ST is a branded Cooper Cobra...

The tire carcass is the same, the tread pattern and compounds are different.

[PDUB]

Originally Posted by Mark IV

The ... compounds are different.

Well, not according to the guys with which I was in contact at both companies on the same phone call... they agreed the MT ST was a branded Cobra - different visual appearance/tread pattern - that's it. I am only passing on information I got first hand - that is all I can go on at this point. Please provide some documentation to the contrary if you have it. It is certainly possible that they were wrong... though not likely.